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Holton marks milestone in recovery from tornado

Residents of an Indiana town are gathering Tuesday to mark another milestone in their tornado recovery.

Updated: 7:08 PM EDT Jun 18, 2013

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Holton marks milestone in recovery from tornado

Residents of an Indiana town are gathering Tuesday to mark another milestone in their tornado recovery.

Updated: 7:08 PM EDT Jun 18, 2013

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Holton marks milestone in recovery from tornado

Residents of an Indiana town are gathering Tuesday to mark another milestone in their tornado recovery.

Updated: 7:08 PM EDT Jun 18, 2013

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WEBVTT TORNADO OUTBREAK REACH ANOTHERMILESTONE. HOLTON, INDIANA WASONE OF THE HARDEST HIT REGIONSLAST YEAR ... TONIGHTVOLUNTEERS.. HELPING REBUILD..TURN OVER THE KEYS TO A NEW HOMETO ONE FAMILY. WL-WT'S JENNIFERSCHACK SHOWS HOW THE COMMUNITY..IS COMING TOGETHER.(Jennifer Schack "it's been 15months since the EF4 tornadorolled through Holton. In therecovery efforts, 8 homes arebeing completely rebuilt, thisis the first to be completed!")(Darin Kroger Leader - Long TermRecovery Group "i see Godeveryday - in the hearts and theefforts of the volunteers...they come with a servantsheart.") VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEENTHE DRIVING FORCE OF RECOVERY INHOLTON, INDIANA.THESE ARE JUST A FEW IMAGESOF THE TORNADO AFTERMATH ... YOUCAN SEE MUCH MORE ON WLWT DOTCOM ... AFTER THE DEVASTATIONLAST MARCH, SOME RECOVERYHAPPENED QUICKLY- REPLACINGROOFS, REBUILDING SHEDS, ANDCLEANING DEBRIS....BUT IN OTHERCASES, COMPLETELY REPLACINGHOMES...HAS TAKEN MORE TIME.....(Greg Fisk - Volunteer"electricians come and donetheir part, plumbers done theirpart, everyone has done theirpart and it's turned out realnice.") AFTER 8 MONTHS OFCONSTRUCTION - THE COMMUNITY ISGATHERING TONIGHT TO HAND OVERTHE KEYS TO THE FIRSTVOLUNTEER-BUILT HOME. (NAT POP)THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THETRI-STATE.. AND NATIONWIDE..HAVE ASSISTED IN HOLTON'SRECOVERY.. SOME OF THEM.. EVENCOMING HOME AGAIN....(Paula Stephens-Bibeau Volunteer"I was excited when I found outwe were coming here, it allowedme to go back and help thepeople I grew up with ...andlove.") VOLUNTEERS ARE SCHEDULEDALL SUMMER AND ORGANIZERS HOPETO HAVE ALL 8 HOME COMPLETE BYLATE AUGUST.(Greg Fisk - Volunteer "you getthrown out of yourhome..whatever...for over a yearyour living out of yoursuitcase, it would be prettynice to get moved back into aplace you can call home....andkick your feet up.")(Jennifer Schack "the homeownersare eager to get inside. Thevolunteers will be helping themmove in tomorrow. Reporting fromHolton, Jennifer Schack, WLWTNews 5.")ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS ARE SCHEDULED